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Mid Day Meal Scheme

4 th Review Mission – Rajasthan (28 th January to 4 th February, 2013). Mid Day Meal Scheme. Smt. Rita Chatterjee ,Joint Secretary, MHRD,GOI (Team Leader) Shri . L.C.Aswal , Commissioner, Mid Day Meal, Govt. of Rajasthan Member . Ms. Sangita J acob Representative of Unicef

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Mid Day Meal Scheme

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  1. 4th Review Mission – Rajasthan (28th January to 4th February, 2013) Mid Day Meal Scheme

  2. Smt. Rita Chatterjee ,Joint Secretary, MHRD,GOI (Team Leader) Shri. L.C.Aswal, Commissioner, Mid Day Meal, Govt. of Rajasthan Member. Ms. SangitaJacob Representative of Unicef Shri. Ashok Khandelwal, representative from office of Supreme Court Commissionerate-Member Team Members 2 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  3. Mr. TanmoyGhatak , Sr. Consultant, MHRD, GOI. Dr. MridulaSircar, Consultant ,MHRD, GOI. Monitoring Institutions for MHRD for Rajasthan- 1. Mr.RadheyShayam ,Project officer,IDS.Jaipur 2. Mr.UpendraK.Singh,CDACS,Jaipur 3. Mr.Ramvir Singh Rathore, SCMSPRI,Jaipur Mission co- team members 3 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  4. Terms of Reference of the Mission • Review the system of fund flow from State Government to Schools/cooking agency and the time taken in this process. • Review the management and monitoring of the scheme from State to School Level. • Review the implementation of the scheme with reference to availability of food grains, quality of MDM, regularity in serving MDM as per approved norms and mode of cooking. • Role of Teachers, • Convergence with School Health Programme (SHP) for supplementation of Micronutrients and health check-ups and supply of spectacles to children suffering from refractive errors. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  5. Contd…. • Creation of capital assets through kitchen-cum-store/kitchen devices • Appointment of Cook-cum-Helpers for preparation and serving of meal to the Children • Availability of dedicated staff for MDM at various levels • Review the maintenance of records at the level of school/cooking agency. • Review the availability of infrastructure, its adequacy and source of funding. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  6. Contd…. • Review of payment of cost of foodgrains to FCI by the districts • Review the involvement of NGOs/Trust Centralized kitchens by States/UTs Government in implementation of the Scheme. • Assess the involvement of Community' in implementation of MOM scheme • Review of status of MIS integration with IVRS for monitoring of the Scheme and give suggestions for improvement in the implementation of the programme. • Management Information System (MIS) from school to block, district and State Level to collect the information and disseminate it to other stakeholders Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  7. Review Mission Team visited two districts • 1. Kota (covered 4 blocks) 2. Tonk (covered 5 blocks) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  8. Places visited 8 8 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  9. Structure of the Presentation • Part 1 : Performance of the Scheme during 2010-11 to 2012-13 upto 3rd Quarter • Part 2 : Findings of the Review Mission Team in two districts • Kota • Tonk • Part 3 : Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  10. Coverage of Children (in %)– Primary Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  11. Coverage of Children (in %)– Upper Primary Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  12. DistrictLevel : 65%

  13. District Level: 74%

  14. Best Practices • Regularity in serving MDM • E-transfer of funds at all levels. • Proper storage of food grains • in the schools • Digital learning in one school • Engagement of women of • weaker section under MDMS • Rain water harvesting system • in the schools • Fire Extinguisher • available in all visited schools 14 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  15. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  16. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  17. Infrastructure Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  18. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  19. Children eating MDM in Madarsa Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  20. Inspection of Health registers and medicine distribution Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  21. Issues • Cooking Cost: Delay of 2-4 months in payment of cooking cost and teachers had to pay out of their pockets in many schools. • Irregularity in supply of food grains by transporters: As a result the schools have to borrow food grains from the nearby schools • Irregularities conducted by the cooking agencies: Cooking agencies like Annapurna and centralized kitchens are not providing satisfactory services. • MDM LOGO: Not found displayed in any of the visited schools in both the districts Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  22. Issues • Lower coverage of students:attendance in all the schools was found between 40 and 55%. • Lack of proper utilization of Kitchen –cum-stores: Food is prepared in the open and food grains are not stored there. • Maintenance of records: Several purchases are not supported by documents. • Honorarium to Cooks: Huge delays in payment of honorarium especially in TonkDistrict. • Menu: The Menu prescribed by the state Govt, is mostly followed Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  23. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  24. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  25. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  26. Interaction with community members by Review Mission team Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  27. Status of MDM- MIS Data Entry • Annual Data entry completed for 100% of the schools • Monthly Data Entry Status

  28. Recommendations • Advance payment of cooking cost and E-transfer from District to schools on pilot basis. • Separate account for MDM to be maintained. • Train MDM in-charge for maintaining MDM records. • Food grains should be supplied regularly by the transporters to the schools. CEOs/BEOs should monitor the supplies through regular inspections. • Serious efforts should be made to maintain record of students attending schools irregularly and declaring dropouts. • The services of cook-cum-helpers should not be terminated in the new academic sessions. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  29. Passbook may be issued to cook-cum-helpers and payment be made through E-transfer to cut delay in payment of honorarium. • The functioning of Annapurna samiti scheme should be reviewed at the state level. • Helpers should be provided at the schoools where MDM is supplied by Centralized Kitchens. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  30. Suggesstions given for improving the functioning of Centralized kitchens should be incorporated in the MOUs. • Commissionerate of MDM should have administrative control over DEOs and BEOs. • Developing kitchen gardens or green square by the waste water from kitchen and handwashing of children. • Hand washing with soap before eating needs to be promoted. • Better implementation of school health programme in the state. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  31. Alternate system of energy like solar cookers may be experimented on pilot basis. • Delivery of pulses and edible oils to the schools through PDS. • Display of MDM LOGO. • Community participation through SMCs. • Vigorous maintenance of inspection registers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

  32. Setting up of state Management project unit at all levels (SPMU). • Constitution of State Review Missions Suggestions from State Government • Doubling the food norms for children in tribal areas to combat malnutrition • Supply of fortified milk to the children to overcome vitamin deficiency • To hold a Publicity Workshop of Collectors, CEOs, BEOs and BEEOs Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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